Verbal fluency
John Oates explains verbal fluency. Have fun with our tests to measure how quickly you can think and talk John Oates. John Oates is senior lecturer in developmental psychology in the Centre for...
View ArticleFree Activity Cards
A set of cards with simple, fun tasks to share with your children were produced to accompany the 2004 series. We are pleased to be able to offer them to you as a set of free downloads The Child Of Our...
View ArticleAbout the stroop test
Dr Ingram Wright explains the importance of being able to override our brain’s ‘auto pilot’ – and looks at the Stroop test for inhibitory control and how this can be adapted for use with young children...
View ArticleTry our fun tests
Here is a selection of fun activities for parents and children to do together. They were produced to accompany the Child of Our Time 2005 series The Child Of Our Time web team. Launched in 2000, Child...
View ArticleExecutive functions in childhood: development and disorder
This course taster is taken from the Open University’s ‘Child Development’ course (ED209). It is an extract from one of the four course text books (Hughes, C., Graham, A., and Grayson, A. (2004)...
View ArticleKierkegaard
Jonathan Rée shares his enthusiasm for the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Jonathan Ree. Jonathan Rée is a freelance historian, philosopher and househusband living near Oxford. First published...
View ArticleWhy Study Philosophers?
Derek Matravers considers what makes someone a philosopher and what makes a philosopher representative. Professor Derek Matravers. Derek Matravers is professor of philosophy at The Open...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Decision Making
Did you know that your thinking is inherently biased? There could be surprises in the psychology of decision making The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest...
View ArticleUnderstanding what others think
This example of how young children understand what others think shows some of the ways in which our research is carried out and our ideas about child development The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn...
View ArticleWhat do men and women do?
Explore the assumptions that children make based on gender with this activity that you can download and print. The Child Of Our Time web team. Launched in 2000, Child Of Our Time has been following the...
View ArticleWhat's the animal?
How far can your child can override their brain's natural impulses? Find out with this fun activity to download and print. The Child Of Our Time web team. Launched in 2000, Child Of Our Time has been...
View ArticleHistory lessons: Part 2
What can we actually learn from history - besides history itself? Does the story of overcoming cholera, for example have lessons for today? Dr Stuart Mitchell. Dr Stuart Mitchell has spent twenty-one...
View ArticleChallenge of the Social Sciences
This course focuses on two interlinked issues: the philosophical questions that arise in social science research, and research methods. Social inquiry attempts to take a scientific approach to...
View ArticleDebate: The language barrier
Johnny, a community regular, struggled with concepts and words The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First published...
View ArticleEmotive language
Nigel Warburton helps us grapple with the nuts and bolts of thinking clearly, with the aim of presenting good, clear, logical arguments Nigel Warburton. Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher,...
View ArticleNigel Warburton on... absurd consequences
Nigel helps us grapple with the nuts and bolts of thinking clearly about absurd consequences, hypothetical questions, sweeping statements, false dichotomy and consistency of argument. Nigel Warburton....
View ArticleNigel Warburton on... cause and correlation
Nigel explains the dangers of cause and correlation, rash generalisations and straw men. Nigel Warburton. Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher, podcaster and writer. First published on Thu, 03...
View ArticleComplex Systems
Open University researcher Jeff Johnson talks of the importance of the Science of Complex Systems as a means to unravel real-world, complex problems that cannot be tackled by conventional reductive...
View ArticleOpen Thinking
'Open Thinking' encapsulates The Open University's approach to Research. This video sequence hints at the rich diversity of the world class research that is undertaken both on the main Walton Hall...
View ArticleFacilitating creative thinking
How do you solve your problems? This album follows two facilitators as they lead a 2-day workshop in creative problem-solving, providing a chance to adopt a new approach to the difficulties we...
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